Running with Walker
eBook - ePub

Running with Walker

A Memoir

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Running with Walker

A Memoir

About this book

By the time he was three, Walker's parents were concerned enough about his delayed development to consult a paediatric neurologist. Doctors diagnosed autism and issued a grim prognosis: 'I hold out no hope for this child'. But they hadn't accounted for Walker's intelligence, affection, and sense of humour - or for the remarkable bonds that grew within his family.

Walker's father, Robert Hughes, tells a touching and inspiring story of discovering that their 'perfect little boy had a problem'. With disarming honesty and humour, the book tells how a family copes and keeps hope alive despite the staggering difficulties autism presents.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Of Related Interest
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Prologue: Christmas Party, 1997
  8. Chapter 1: A New Cult
  9. Chapter 2: “Denial”
  10. Chapter 3: Brothers
  11. Chapter 4: Yes and No
  12. Chapter 5: Child Development to the Rescue
  13. Chapter 6: Homeschooling I: Cemetery School
  14. Chapter 7: Homeschooling II: Running With Walker
  15. Chapter 8: The Two Walkers
  16. Chapter 9: “Nothing is Written”
  17. Chapter 10: Maureen
  18. Chapter 11: Yearning
  19. Chapter 12: The Apocalypse
  20. Chapter 13: Davy Crashes
  21. Chapter 14: Liftoff?
  22. Chapter 15: Apocalypse, Again
  23. Chapter 16: Hope
  24. Epilogue: June 2001